Source: Huffington Post
“It’s an attempt to help people go from being individuals to being part of a movement.”
President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on refugees and immigration on Monday, signaling a significant step back from earlier policies accused of being Islamophobic and potentially illegal.
The new order no longer lists Iraq among the countries on the travel ban, applies only to non-visa holders (anyone with a valid or multi-entry visa is exempt from the new order) and doesn’t refer to exemptions for religious minorities, as the original order did.
Despite the changes, many Muslims and activists warned that the new order maintains an overall bias against Islam that was a cornerstone of Trump’s presidential campaign and has persisted into his administration.
The revised executive order is based on the same anti-Muslim prejudice. We’re going to keep fighting it. https://www.aclu.org/blog/speak-freely/why-only-way-fix-muslim-ban-not-have-muslim-ban …
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Today President Trump signed a new Muslim ban. The new executive order is a major retreat by the administration, reflecting that, as courts around the country have recognized, the original order was…
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